Vaccination Week of the Americas began this weekend in the country

Published at: 26/04/2026 10:08 PM

This Sunday, April 26, the 24th Immunization Week in the Americas and the 15th World Immunization Week began in the countries and territories associated with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).

In this regard, the Minister for Health, Carlos Alvarado, from the La Quebradita communal module in San Martín in Caracas, assured that in Venezuela the population has permanent access to a free vaccination scheme throughout the national territory, a benefit that not all countries enjoy.

These words, as reported by the newspaper Último Noticias, were offered during the beginning of this year's Vaccination Week in the Americas (SVA) in the country, an initiative that has been carried out since 2002 as a preventive measure against disease outbreaks in the territories associated with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).

The head of Health pointed out that this type of day seeks to increase the reach of vaccination to the population. The minimum expected coverage is 80%; however, the country plans to reach 95% of Venezuelans.

In this regard, he indicated that in Venezuela, this week increases awareness of the importance of immunization, so he called on the general population to attend the vaccination posts deployed nationwide. “Everyone check their vaccination card, go to their nearest public office to identify vaccination points and let's take our boys and girls to vaccinate, to bring more health and life to our Venezuelan people,” he said.

He explained that 65 vaccination points are deployed in Caracas this Sunday, and work will intensify throughout the week in regular health centers, waiting for those who wish to access the service.

“We are protecting the Venezuelan population free of charge against 11 diseases. The vaccines we are implementing range from complicated tuberculosis, hepatitis, measles, rubella, diphtheria, whooping cough, yellow fever, 11 diseases that are protected by vaccination, and a puncture with its reinforcement helps us protect our children against diseases,” said Alvarado.

The schedule includes 10 mandatory vaccines to prevent diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio, influenza type b, hepatitis, measles, mumps and rubella, as well as others that must be administered from birth to an older adult. For this reason, in our country, all these immunizations are offered free and compulsory; and the Ministry of People's Power for Health invites the community to participate in this campaign that begins this Sunday, April 26, until next May 3.

Mazo News Team